Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Canada (North America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 692
10933
46220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 689
10923
46205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 660
10729
45350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 447
9059
39510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 77
2341
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 76
2337
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 72
2324
9620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1518
6300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
1355
5069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Canada
18 Families width 5069 Species and 731 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 675 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1069 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 290 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 2071 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 102 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 411 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 120 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 105 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Canada | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
62
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
17
26 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
290
1071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
696
2900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
290
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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